The fourth of nine Grand Slam tournaments in the 2024 Olympic year will take place in Tbilisi (GEO) from Friday to Sunday. A total of 531 judoka from 83 nations took part, including five Austrians. On Friday, the first day of the competition, two ÖJV judoka, Katharina Tanzer (-48/SU Norium Leibnitz/ST) and Vache Adamyan (-60/UJZ Mühlviertel/Upper Austria), will be in action in Georgia. At the start, the 28-year-old Styrian will face Leyla Aliyeva (AZE), number 22 in the world rankings. Iulia Semikolenova (MGL) would wait in round 2. Vache Adamyan (-60/UJZ Mühlviertel/OÖ) drew Muhammadsoleh Quvatov (TJK) as his second round opponent. In round 3 it was against the top seeded Giorgi Sardalashvili (GEO).
“We hope – despite the strong line-up in Tbilisi – for one or two top 7 placements. According to paper, Katharina Tanzer and Thomas Scharfetter have a good chance of being able to collect important world rankings and Olympic qualification points in Georgia. The draw was a success this time, especially for Thomas, as he recently had almost impossible tasks twice in a row. Laurin Böhler also has beatable opponents on his way to the top 7,” believes ÖJV sports director Markus Moser.
The other opponents of the ÖJV actors:
Saturday, – 63 kg, 2nd round: Magdalena Krssakova (AUT/JC Sirvan/W) – Joanne Van Lieshout (NED, No. 10 in the IJF Ranking, 1. both GP in Linz, 3. both Grand Slam in Baku);
Sunday, – 90 kg, 1st round: Thomas Scharfetter (ESV Sanjindo Bischofshofen/S) – ;-100 kg, 2nd round: Laurin Böhler (LZ Hohenems/V) – Winner of the duel Cedric Olivar (FRA)/Adam Sangariev (AIN ), in the event of a victory, the two-time Linz triumphant Leonardo Goncalves (BRA, No. 10 in the world, won against Böhler in Linz at the beginning of March) would wait.
2024-03-21 14:46:18
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